Roof structure.



J. P. SIMON.

ROOF STRUCTURE.

APPLICAHUN FILED AUG.21| 1914,

Patented Oct. 29, 1918.

3 SHEETS SHEEI J. P. SIMUN.

ROOF STRUCTURE.

APPLICATION HLED AUG.2|.19\4.

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ROOF STRUCTURE.

APPLICMION FILED AuG.2|, 19m.

Patented Oct. 29, 1918.

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JACOB P. SIMON, 0F BEAUMONT, TEXAS.

ROOF STRUCTURE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 29, 1918.

Application filed August 21, 1914. Serial 80. 857,918.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JACOB P. SIMON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Beaumont, in the county of Jefferson and State of Texas,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Roof Structures, ofwhich the following is a specification.

An object of my invention is to provide a buildin constructedto havemovable pancls in t e roof and side walls thereof constructed to permitof manual adjustment to regulate the temperature, light, and moisturewithin thebuilding for any desired pur' pose such as the growing ofplants, to provide ventilation for the building, and in otherconnections.

A further object is to so hinge and balance the panels that the same maybe opened or closed quickly and with case whenever desired.

A still further object is to construct the rafters and studding of thebuilding to be a framework and so connect the panels therewith thatthese panels can be easily and quickly put up or taken down, which ma bedesirable when the houses contain plants which require protection onlyduring the winter, and stowed away out of the weather or placed overother houses to protect plants contained therein in the summer fromexcessive rains or heat.

With other objects in view, which will be referred to, m inventionconsists in the peculiar combination and novel arrangement I of parts,such as will be hereinafter more fully described in connection with theac- ('()lll]lllll)'lll 1' drawings and more particularly pointed out inthe appended claims.

In the dra\\ings:

Figure 1 in a view in parallel perspective looking from one end of thebuilding constructed after my invention and with the near end of thebuilding removed or left open.

Fig. 2. is a view in bottom plan of a section of the roof of thebuilding with the panels thereof indicated in the tilted or openedposition.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary detail perspective view of a portion of the roofstructure.

Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view to better illustrate the form of oneof the roof rafters.

The frame of the building-comprises the sills or timbers 1, 1 which aremounted to support the end walls and are connected with the sills ortimbers 2, 2 which locate the point at which the sides are to bedisposed. The studs 3, 3 are mounted on the sills L and 2 and the plates4, 4 are secured on the upper end of the studding. The rafters 5 and 6are secured to the plates above the side sills 2 and at their innerendsare secured together to form a. ridge-roof supporting structure.

A ridge board 7 issecured across the several roof rafters 5 and 6 attheir point of connection at the inner .end to support the rafters inthe proper spaced relation and to also form a weatherproof ridge, andthe boards 8 aresecured across the rafters at the eaves of the roofstructure. The several pains as hereinbefore described may be of nietal,of wood, or of other suitable material and the manner'o'f constructionand assembly as described is merely one of several which will veryreadily adapt itself to this invention.

Panels 9, the structure of which is better disclosed in Figs. 2 and 3,have the eyelets 10, 10 secured in a line along the approximatetransverse center of t 1e lower side thereof and the hook members 11, 11are carried by the rafters 5 and 6 to be engaged through these eyeletsor staple members 10 and to hold the panels nearly balanced thereon andin a relation to be capable of swinging movement around the hooks. Anoperating rod 12 has a flexible link 12' connect ing' it with each ofsaid panels 9 near one of the side edges thereof, and this operating rodunderlies the. rafters at right angles thereto so that upon endwiseshifting movement thereof the several panels will be swung to theposition indicated in Figs. 1 and 2, then by reversing the direction ofmovement of the operating rod 12, the panels will be brought to theclosed )osition and will be held in this position against individual andaccidental opening. A bracket 13 is carried by the frame of the buildingand an operating lever 14 is pivoted near its center to this bracket andat its upper end is pivotally connected at 15 with the operating rod 12so that swinging movement given to the lower end of the rod by theoperator will cause a shifting of the operating rod 12 to open and toclose the panels 9 in their swing in relation.

The wall panels 16, 16 are hinged or swung on the studs 3 to be capableof movement in a swinging path as has been set forth in connection withthe panel members 9. The operating rod 17 may be connected by the links18 with the panels lti'and then upon endwise shifting movement of thisoperatingrod 17, the several panels will be swung simultaneously to theopen or closed position as the rod ma be shifted in the one direction orthe other.

It is preferable that each of the roof panels 9, as better illustratedin Fig. 3, be provided at the end, on that portion which swin s abovethe roof rafters, with the overlapping flap 19 which will lit downagainst the cave board 8 and thus provide a weather proof joint in thatportion of the structure andzthe remaining portion of the same end ofthe panel 9 is formed in an upturned flange 20 which will direct thewater caught by the roof to flow down over the and at the same time willpermit the free swinging movement of the panel. To provide aweather-proof joint between the sev eral panels at the side edgethereof, flaps 21 are secured on the upper side of the edges of thepanels adapted to rise above the roof rafters, and when the panels arecloseil the flaps '21 will swing down over the free edges of the nextadjacent panels and the flap will act as a batten to prevent waterpassing through the roof structure at tween the panels.

While no particular material has been mentioned as used in theconstruction of the wall and roof panels, et it is perhapSdesiralilethat these panels e made of sheet metal and if the occasion would seemto demand, the panels may take the form of metal frames which can haveglass anes mounted therein to form windows or t e entire number ofpanels may have these glass windows rovided therein and the building canthus e adapted for use as a greenhouse. As is illustrated in Fig. 2,thepanels may be swung to extend at right angles to the line in whichstudsand rafters are placed and with the panels in will present virtually amere frame, then again the panelsmay be set at any desired angle and theamount of light and air permitted to pass into the building can'beregufiap 19 i the jo nt be" this position the structure lated, furtherthe panels may be entirely re moved from the frame structure and the bulding may thus be opened during the summer to permit the natural growingof plants which require protection during more severe weather and inother connections the temperature, light, and moisture may be regulatedinside the building by an adjust ment of the panels, or two sets ofpanels may be provided and may be interchanged to suit. the condition ofoperation and climatic changes.

From the fore oin it will be seen that. I have provided a nil ing whichis very simply manufactured and constructed and which will permit aregulation and adjustment of the parts to vary the temperature, light,moisture, etc., within the building with respect to these conditions onthe exterior. also it will be seen that the building is one which iscapable of variation in the con SiItlCt-lOh and which may thus beadapted to a great number of various uses.

While I have herein shown and described one specific form of myinvention, it will be understood that slight changes might be made inthe form and arrangement of the several parts of the structure withoutde part ng from the spirit and scope of my iii- .VGIIUOH, and hence I donot wish to be limted thereto except for such limitations as the claimsmay import.

I claim 1. In a building, the combination with parallel spaced rafters,a. ridge board overlying their upper ends, and an eaveboard overlyingtheir lower ends; of roof panels respectively overlying the rafters, onefor each, a. row of eyes on the underside of each panel at itstransverse center. a row of books along the rafter loosely engaging saideyes, a rod underlying the rafters at right angles thereto, linksconnecting the rod with one edge of the respective panels for swingingthem simultaneously on their hinge connection with the rafters, a flapprojecting from the lower end of each panel on that half which rises andadapted to overlie said cave board, a flange projecting from the otherhalf of the lower end and adapted to pass said cave board when the panelis turned on its support, a flap secured along the edge which rises andadapted to overlie the next adjacent panel and means for operating saidrod.. i i

2. In a buildin the combination with parallel spaced ra ters, a Lridgeboard overying their upper ends, and an eave board overlying their lowerends; of roof panels respeetively overlying the rafters, one for eac a;row of eyes on-the underside of each panel at its transverse center,army of hooks along the rafter closely engaging said eyes, a rodunderlying the rafters at right angles thereto, links connecting the rodwith one 1.2ss,338 v 8 edge of the respective panels for swinging Intestimony whereof I affix my signature them sixfiultaneoiflsly 0nfiheixl; hingehconneed in presence of two witnesses.

tion wit the raters, a. me et wit in sai building structure, and anoperating rod JACOB SIMON 5 fulcrumed on said bracket and connectedWitnesses:

with said first-named rod, for the purpose H. C. MCCLURE,

set forth. WILL J. ROBERTSON.

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